139
139
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thanks very much. happening now, lawmakers lashing out at the president, the news media and each other. tempers flare as congress probes the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing surveillance video of the assault that killed the united states ambassador, three other americans. i'll talk to one u.s. senator about what that video shows. and mitt romney's speaking out about his election loss blaming what he calls gifts -- that's a quote, gifts, the president people gave to people who voted for him. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> tempers flaring on capitol hill. senator john mccain lashing out at one of our cnn producers who questioned why he was missing a key hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. mccain has been a sharp critic of
time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thanks very much. happening now, lawmakers lashing out at the president, the news media and each other. tempers flare as congress probes the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing...
1,380
1.4K
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 1,380
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the troops already positioned along the border with gaza. a visit to gaza by egypt's prime minister failed to stop the bombardment and pull the region from the brink of all-out war. u.s. officials blame hamas for starting this conflict. but they are also urging to be measured in its response. the defense secretary leon panetta says israel and the palestinians need to negotiate a more permanent piece -- his words, a more permanent piece in the region. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr's been watching what's going on. barbara, what
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the...
144
144
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 144
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? choosing advil®. here's one story. i'm sean. i switched to advil® 10 months ago. biking can be really tough on the lower back and your upper thighs. you have some nasty aches and pains. i really like advil® because it takes care of it all. neck ache, shoulder pain and definitely lower back pain. i use advil® because my wife, she's a nurse, she recommended it. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil®. save on advil® with our special coupon in select newspapers this sunday. save on advil® with our special coupon how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only com
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? choosing advil®. here's one story. i'm sean. i switched to advil® 10 months ago. biking can be really tough on the lower back and your upper thighs. you have some nasty aches and pains. i really like advil®...
156
156
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> welcome back. crim
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas...
160
160
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. >>> welcome back. crime and punishment tonight. an appeal hearing wrapped up in a criminal case we reported o
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye,...
171
171
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stepnie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign, just said, if, in fact, he had done what was suggested, that potentially could have been a felony. so he was precise. it didn't surprise me because the president wants to be very precise in what he's saying. stephanie cu cutter was pretty precise. they're parsing words. if you will. >> i was surprised because stephanie cutter introduced the suggestion. wolf is right, she did not outright accuse romney of being a felon. she definitely suggested he might have committed a felony. in politics, that's considered over the line or below the belt. if we still kn
wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stepnie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama...
121
121
Mar 13, 2012
03/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer is following the polls from atlanta. here's the thing, wolf. i've been surprised i haven't seen newt gingrich higher in the polls and rick santorum has been lower than i expected in those two southern states. >> i know, a lot of people are surprised by these last two poll numbers, but the only one that really matters is one we'll see later tonight. but you know what, it's possible, and i tweeted this earlier in the day, it's certainly possible, based on everything i'm hearing, ashle h ashleigh, romney could surprise us and win in mississippi and maybe in alabama precisely because santorum and gingrich, they are pretty much evenly, almost evenly, a little bit more or less in each state, dividing up that social conservative vote, giving an opening to mitt romney. if mitt romney were to win, and certainly if he were to win two, that would really propel him and it would do some serious damage to the other two candidates, especially newt gingrich who is countinging inon at least one tonight in alabama. he is counting on that win to keep his campaign
wolf blitzer is following the polls from atlanta. here's the thing, wolf. i've been surprised i haven't seen newt gingrich higher in the polls and rick santorum has been lower than i expected in those two southern states. >> i know, a lot of people are surprised by these last two poll numbers, but the only one that really matters is one we'll see later tonight. but you know what, it's possible, and i tweeted this earlier in the day, it's certainly possible, based on everything i'm...
221
221
Mar 14, 2012
03/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 221
favorite 0
quote 0
i want to bring in my colleagues, wolf blitzer and gloria borger. he said that he is not going to divert from his position, that there will be no change when it comes to withdrawing u.s. troops and the timetable. we heard him talk about syria and the fact that this is a peaceful, a soft landing, a transition that he wants, not a revolution. this is not a president who wants to continue on this path of war. very electric kuk tant in that spens. does that speak to what the voters are saying in the elections coming up? >> i think the news as far as withdrawing u.s. forces from afghanistan and the like, i do not anticipate any sudden additional cuts to troops. having said that, he did say it would be on the agenda, the entire nato operation when the allies are going to be in chicago. that's coming up towards the end of may. they will discuss this and i know there are serious differences between serious nato allies over how quickly to get out of afghanistan. but the president made it clear, he wants the u.s. troops to stay through the end of 2014 which i
i want to bring in my colleagues, wolf blitzer and gloria borger. he said that he is not going to divert from his position, that there will be no change when it comes to withdrawing u.s. troops and the timetable. we heard him talk about syria and the fact that this is a peaceful, a soft landing, a transition that he wants, not a revolution. this is not a president who wants to continue on this path of war. very electric kuk tant in that spens. does that speak to what the voters are saying in...
156
156
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me, but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. >> you can see when two undeniably hunk-tastic men like us work together, a rivalry is inevitably going to arise. yes, anderson may have gotten the glasses first and yes, his eyes may be ever so slightly steelier shade of blue than my own but i would like to point out that there is one area in which i am clearly better than anderson and that area is this. keeping composure when certain kinds of words come up. >> they saw an actual thespian, actually thespian -- >> they should thank their lucky stars it wasn't depar-two. sorry. all right. sorry. [ laughter ] >> by the way, a cup of that is going to cost you. if you're the adventurous type or you just like to splurge on crap -- [ laughter ] >> the tap fro
wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me, but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. >> you can see when two undeniably hunk-tastic men like us work together, a rivalry is inevitably going to arise. yes, anderson may have gotten the glasses first...
273
273
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 273
favorite 0
quote 0
wolf blitzer was here with me yesterday and talked about what the candidates can expect. >> these are all important races. but as i said earlier, i think these are good races for mitt romney. he's going to have a good february. but you know what, these other candidates, i don't think newt gingrich is going anywhere. i know ron paul is not going anywhere. i don't think rick santorum is about to leave. i think they're all going to stay in -- >> they want to. >> at least until super tuesday on march 6th. money is one thing. mitt romney has a ton of money. they all have their pro super pacs. they can stay in. they'll work away and they're all trying to get what they call free media, go on tv shows, talk about themselves. and so they'll be able to stay in through the month. >> even if they don't have face time in any number of those states leading up to march 6th, by way of the super pac money, the television ads, that will help keep them in the race even if the debates for some reason cease or -- >> if gingrich and santorum don't think they have a shot in the state, they're not going to s
wolf blitzer was here with me yesterday and talked about what the candidates can expect. >> these are all important races. but as i said earlier, i think these are good races for mitt romney. he's going to have a good february. but you know what, these other candidates, i don't think newt gingrich is going anywhere. i know ron paul is not going anywhere. i don't think rick santorum is about to leave. i think they're all going to stay in -- >> they want to. >> at least until...
99
99
Feb 10, 2012
02/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic institutions like universities, hospitals, charities that employ a lot of people, a year in which there would be a grace period in which the new policy for everyone else would go into effect. they should have really worked this out in advance. they knew there would be opposition from the catholic bishops across the country. and i think they could have fi neszed it in a better way. there was a fierce debate. i don't know, fierce maybe is not the right word. but a significant debate within the white house itself on this policy including some of the pop catholics in the obama adminis
to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic...
179
179
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
blitzer regarding the two-state solution. decision as to where the borders would be, he told wolf a few months back, as we move to a two-state solution, which i support, that's a decision on borders that will be worked out by israelis and palestinians and he said that within the context of debates in the past. >> this is not going down well with palestinians. speaking earlier, just saying it was horrible thing for a presidential, aspiring presidential president to say. >> to be fair, we don't know what democrats are saying behind closed doors. this is something that was leaked, that was not intended to be public but in this day and age, cell phone videos are everywhere. so what you say you can expect to get out there. i want to say something about whether or not the foreign policy component of this leaked video might or might not hurt mitt romney politically. what might hurt him is the fact he's saying one thing in private and another in public. as far as the u.s., ordinary u.s. voters' position on israel, a gallup poll 63% o
blitzer regarding the two-state solution. decision as to where the borders would be, he told wolf a few months back, as we move to a two-state solution, which i support, that's a decision on borders that will be worked out by israelis and palestinians and he said that within the context of debates in the past. >> this is not going down well with palestinians. speaking earlier, just saying it was horrible thing for a presidential, aspiring presidential president to say. >> to be...
200
200
Nov 20, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
let's join wolf blitzer standing by in jerusalem. wolf, do we know what hillary clinton -- what her schedule is going to be, what she intends to be doing? >> she's going to be coming from tel aviv, from the airport, outside of tel aviv, going to be driving to jerusalem and she's going to go right into a meeting with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. we do expect either before or after the meeting statements from hillary clinton and from benjamin netanyahu. and my sense is anderson, there could be an announcement of some sort of tentative agreement, if you will, cease-fire or truce, maybe it will happen at that meeting, the u.s. has been very much involved behind the scenes, the president has been making phone calls from he's asia trip, the secretary of state has been making phone calls from her trip. she's going to meet with netanyahu tonight. tomorrow, to ramallah on the west bank to meet with mahmoud abbas and then to cairo to meet with the new egyptian president mohamed morsi. she's very much involved in all of thi
let's join wolf blitzer standing by in jerusalem. wolf, do we know what hillary clinton -- what her schedule is going to be, what she intends to be doing? >> she's going to be coming from tel aviv, from the airport, outside of tel aviv, going to be driving to jerusalem and she's going to go right into a meeting with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. we do expect either before or after the meeting statements from hillary clinton and from benjamin netanyahu. and my sense is...
298
298
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 298
favorite 0
quote 0
blitzer regarding the two-state solution. decision as to where the borders would be, he told wolf a few months back, as we move to a two-state solution, which i support, that's a decision on borders that will be worked out by israelis and palestinians and he said that within the context of debates in the past. >> this is not going down well with palestinians. speaking earlier, just saying it was horrible thing for a presidential, aspiring presidential president to say. >> to be fair, we don't know what democrats are saying behind closed doors. this is something that was leaked, that was not intended to be public but in this day and age, cell phone videos are everywhere. so what you say you can expect to get out there. i want to say something about whether or not the foreign policy component of this leaked video might or might not hurt mitt romney politically. what might hurt him is the fact he saying one thing in private and another in public. as far as the u.s., ordinary u.s. voters' position on israel, a gallup poll 63% of
blitzer regarding the two-state solution. decision as to where the borders would be, he told wolf a few months back, as we move to a two-state solution, which i support, that's a decision on borders that will be worked out by israelis and palestinians and he said that within the context of debates in the past. >> this is not going down well with palestinians. speaking earlier, just saying it was horrible thing for a presidential, aspiring presidential president to say. >> to be...
57
57
Jun 12, 2012
06/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
now to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now. >> you leave me no alternative but to join those that call upon you to resign your office. >> there's fury and fireworks on capitol hill. a showdown as attorney of the united states eric holder rejects public calls to quit and accuses of playing politics. the campaigns aren't letting accuracy get in the way of a good political battle. they are flying as the fact checkers work overtime. and a top united nations official now says syria is in a full-scale civil war, even as a u.n. report accuses the damascus regime of t
now to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now. >> you leave me no alternative but to join those that call upon you to resign your office. >> there's fury and fireworks on capitol hill. a showdown as attorney of the united states eric holder rejects public calls to quit and accuses of playing politics. the campaigns aren't letting accuracy get in the way of a good political battle. they are flying as the...
272
272
Mar 13, 2012
03/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 272
favorite 0
quote 0
and of course, as always, great to see you, wolf blitzer, my colleague here. tell us a little bit about what's at stake today. >> well, for newt gingrich, a lot is at stake. if he doesn't win at least one of these two southern states, his campaign will be in deep trouble. i think he himself acknowledges that as well as his campaign supporters. he's got to do really well. and from his perspective, you know, he did win south carolina, he did win georgia, if he can't win in alabama and mississippi, you know, people are going to wonder, can he go on. >> wolf, do you eat grits? >> no. i have -- >> there's been a lot of talk. >> i'll be honest, i have tasted them over the years, but i can't say i'm a major grit eater. >> there's a lot of talk about cheesy grits and cat fish, and this is coming from mitt romney. >> i'm sure it's delicious. >> it is delicious. i grew up on grits. do you think it's working for romney? he's trying to turn on the southern charm. >> i don't think it's working. a lot of southerners are probably saying, why is he pretending to talk like tha
and of course, as always, great to see you, wolf blitzer, my colleague here. tell us a little bit about what's at stake today. >> well, for newt gingrich, a lot is at stake. if he doesn't win at least one of these two southern states, his campaign will be in deep trouble. i think he himself acknowledges that as well as his campaign supporters. he's got to do really well. and from his perspective, you know, he did win south carolina, he did win georgia, if he can't win in alabama and...
206
206
Jul 28, 2012
07/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
"situation room" with wolf blitzer, that begins right now. but, of course, "madness at midnight," that will be at 8:00. stay with us. a lot more news, coming up. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in aspen, colorado. this week, some of the world's top experts on fighting terrorism gathered here in colorado for the aspen institute security form. i had a chance to conduct the first-ever public in-depth interview with the u.s. navy admiral who planned and executed the raid that killed osama bin laden. our discussion was extraordinary, candid, and at times even funny. we're going to play part of it throughout the hour. admiral william mccraven may not be a household name, but as you're about to see, he's a genuine u.s. hero. we always think of, in recent years, of course, at least in the past year, with admiral m mccraven, as the orchestrater, the architect of the raid that killed osama bin laden. and you know, we've all read a lot about it. i know peter bergen is here, he's written a whole book about it, an excellent book about it. but this is the guy who's s
"situation room" with wolf blitzer, that begins right now. but, of course, "madness at midnight," that will be at 8:00. stay with us. a lot more news, coming up. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in aspen, colorado. this week, some of the world's top experts on fighting terrorism gathered here in colorado for the aspen institute security form. i had a chance to conduct the first-ever public in-depth interview with the u.s. navy admiral who planned and executed the raid that...
203
203
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted positions on every major foreign policy including intervening in libya which he was against before he was for. what i find fascinating about that, almost sounds like the attack on john kerry, the flip-flopping attack. is this something the president will be able to seize upon and try to use the same attack republicans did to democrats when john kerry was trying to become president that they can spin right back around? >> they would love to do that and the question is in the third and final presidential debate between the president and mitt romney, will the presi
that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted...
319
319
Sep 6, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 319
favorite 0
quote 0
it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see it, you'll hear it here in "the situation room." we're not where we thought we'd be for tonight's festivities. the program was supposed to be held at the bank of america stadium but was moved back here to the convention hall because of concerns about the weather. president obama expressed regret about the change on a conference call with a lot of supporters, but he said it was the safety issue. let's bring back our chief political analyst gloria borger and chief political correspondent candy crowley. the dynamics, candy, of moving it would be 65,000 or 75,000 people at the huge bank
it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see it, you'll hear it here in "the...
107
107
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
cnn sara sidner is in gaza city, witnessing the violence and here's what she told wolf blitzer this afternoon. watch. >> reporter: okay. that is exactly -- i'm going to move out of the way and let you get a look here. i'm going to let you get a look at what is going on. i can see the black smoke. it's difficult to capture on camera but you saw that flash. this is what we have been dealing with all day. we have also been dealing with, i'm sorry, the power has just gone out, we have been dealing with power outages, wolf, but this feels like war. it may not have been declared but it feels like war to the civilians who live here. >> sarah joins us live from gaza. what are you seeing. we saw the air strikes earlier in the day. what's going on now? >> reporter: the same thing throughout the entire night. we have been hearing some teeth rattling blasts over gaza. we do know there have been at least a dozen blasts over the past few hours. very, very, very loud, strong blasts here. it's very dark. i'm going to kind of move out of the way just to give you a look. it's dark here and power is out in much
cnn sara sidner is in gaza city, witnessing the violence and here's what she told wolf blitzer this afternoon. watch. >> reporter: okay. that is exactly -- i'm going to move out of the way and let you get a look here. i'm going to let you get a look at what is going on. i can see the black smoke. it's difficult to capture on camera but you saw that flash. this is what we have been dealing with all day. we have also been dealing with, i'm sorry, the power has just gone out, we have been...
275
275
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 275
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with just 27 days to go until the presidential election, we begin with mitt romney's bumpy day out there on the campaign trail. first, his campaign had to clarify something romney said earlier about abortion later. they said romney will stop telling a new story apparently designed to show his softer side. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in ohio right now on the road with the romney campaign. >> reporter: wolf, mitt romney's been trying to open up to voters in recent days telling stories of friends who have died, even service members who have died in combat. but the mother of one falling navy s.e.a.l.s. says she's offended as democrats accuse romney of trying to hide his true beliefs. it's been a staple of the stump speeches, the gop nominee talking about the deaths of friends, even soldier who is have inspired him. >> i've met some wonderful people. one was a former navy s.e.a.l.s. glen dougherty. and we chatted for a while. >>
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with just 27 days to go until the presidential election, we begin with mitt romney's bumpy day out there on the campaign trail. first, his campaign had to clarify something romney said earlier about abortion later. they said romney will stop telling a new story apparently designed to show his softer side. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in ohio right now on the road with the romney campaign. >>...
305
305
Apr 13, 2012
04/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 305
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> united nations is calling north korea's attempted rocking launch deplorable and destabilizing, even though it broke apart and fell into the sea and now, u.n. officials are warning the nation. stan grant is getting rare access inside north korea. stan? r. >> reporter: it started with a day of so much hope. this was the crowning achievement, the day they put a satellite into orbit. it went terribly wrong. that will not deter this nation. they're going to press ahead with more. ♪ from disaster to glory in a day. in north korea, history is what you make it. as always is here. this is about the power of images and the worship of their leader. two massive statues of the founder of the country and his son, kim jong-il. watching over the third generation of this dynasty, the newly crown eed se preem leader kim jong-un. this is how north korea is responding with the scene of triumph, this massive statues. when you're r
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> united nations is calling north korea's attempted rocking launch deplorable and destabilizing, even though it broke apart and fell into the sea and now, u.n. officials are warning the nation. stan grant is getting rare access inside north korea. stan? r. >> reporter: it started with a day of so much hope. this was the crowning achievement, the day they put a...
116
116
Mar 31, 2012
03/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's looking more and more as if the united states supreme court will cut the heart out of the health care reform law, that's the part which would require americans to buy insurance. if that mandate is found unconstitutional, it's an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court held three days of historic arguments this week. kate baldwin and jeff riff toobin were both inside for every minute of those oral arguments. let's start with kate. first of all, what was your take? >> you know it's impossible to predict. but after three days, as you mentioned, and more than six hours of oral arguments on the fate of the sweeping health care law the justices are looking at four issues but the entire law hinges on one key issue, the manned day. high drama outside the supreme court. >> here's what we say to obamacare. >> but the real action was inside the courtroom as the justices examined the key question in the historic health care case,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's looking more and more as if the united states supreme court will cut the heart out of the health care reform law, that's the part which would require americans to buy insurance. if that mandate is found unconstitutional, it's an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court held three days of historic arguments this week. kate baldwin and jeff riff toobin were both inside for every minute of those...
129
129
Sep 12, 2012
09/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
it is no longer an afterthought in the 2012 race for president and wolf blitzer joins me now live from washington, d.c. with more on that. wolf, you know, foreign policy has seen to be obama's strong suit and perhaps not romney's strong suit. and now it seems like this could end up ironically being a bit of a double-edged sword because it's the foreign policy some are saying that we engaged in with libya that got us in the boat that no one wants to be in. >> foreign policy has been the president's strong suit. if you believe the public opinion polls, ashleigh. we have our cnn/orc poll. who among the candidates better handle foreign policy and the most recent poll, obama 54%, romney 42%. so usually republicans do better when it comes to national security, foreign policy issues. at least as of now. president obama's doing better than governor romney and the results not only ours but consistent with the other major polls around the country, as well. i have always felt that national security foreign policy wouldn't be a huge issue unless there was a big crisis some place and when's happene
it is no longer an afterthought in the 2012 race for president and wolf blitzer joins me now live from washington, d.c. with more on that. wolf, you know, foreign policy has seen to be obama's strong suit and perhaps not romney's strong suit. and now it seems like this could end up ironically being a bit of a double-edged sword because it's the foreign policy some are saying that we engaged in with libya that got us in the boat that no one wants to be in. >> foreign policy has been the...
101
101
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> which opened the door to wolf blitzer. >> i heard. >> did you hear about this? >> i did hear a little bit about it. >> turned up on the show, had some pretty strong words for you with your whole "ridiculist" thing. i know you're not just going to take it. he even renamed the "ridiculist." >> what did he call it? >> the re-blitzulist. >> it doesn't have the same flowing off the tongue. he was annoyed about me saying that he had copied my rad style with the glasses? >> exactly. >> yeah. >> in the interest of full disclosure, i feel i have to tell you that i did say to him on the air that he looked kind of hot in his glasses. >> really. >> i just felt like i had to -- >> you called me a geek, you've said i, you know, you made all sorts of disparaging remarks about me in our many years together and yet he's here for one night, and he's hot? >> don't be like that. >> oh, isha. >> we've got a special thing, you know. >> whatever. >> whatever? >> we used to. we used to have a special thing. >> you look kind of hot with your glasses, too. >> oh, please. i don't want you
. >> which opened the door to wolf blitzer. >> i heard. >> did you hear about this? >> i did hear a little bit about it. >> turned up on the show, had some pretty strong words for you with your whole "ridiculist" thing. i know you're not just going to take it. he even renamed the "ridiculist." >> what did he call it? >> the re-blitzulist. >> it doesn't have the same flowing off the tongue. he was annoyed about me saying that he...
235
235
tv
eye 235
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." but we begin with the obama administration, pressing hard right now for legislation that would ensure that the wealthiest americans don't pay a lower income tax rate than the middle class, this drawing iss -- let' bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. jessica, the president's getting ready to score some political points on this issue? >> reporter: the white house says this is all about policy, but on a campaign conference call they could not -- behind the push for the buff let rule. >> it's the front page of the website, president obama bushing the buffet rule. >> if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. the buffet rule says if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay a lower tax rate than your secretary. >> the rule would apply to anyone who makes more than $1 million. right now with that money comes from investments in the stock market, they could pay 15% or even less in taxes. far lower
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." but we begin with the obama administration, pressing hard right now for legislation that would ensure that the wealthiest americans don't pay a lower income tax rate than the middle class, this drawing iss -- let' bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. jessica, the president's getting ready to score some political points on this issue? >> reporter: the white house says this is all about policy, but on a...